diff --git a/src/parser/parser_driver.cpp b/src/parser/parser_driver.cpp
index ae99fbbd..cd9b8274 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/parser_driver.cpp
@@ -1162,7 +1162,9 @@ void ParserDriver::defineGrammar()
 		})
 		.production(
 			"FOR", "for_expression", "ID", "IN", "for_expression_set", [&](auto&& args) -> Value {
-				auto symbol = std::make_shared<ValueSymbol>(args[2].getTokenIt()->getString(), Expression::Type::Int);
+				// Determine the type of the symbol based on the type of the first element in the set with fallback to int
+				auto iterSet = std::static_pointer_cast<const SetExpression>(args[4].getExpression());
+				auto symbol = std::make_shared<ValueSymbol>(args[2].getTokenIt()->getString(), !iterSet->getElements().empty() ? iterSet->getElements()[0]->getType() : Expression::Type::Int);
 				if (!addLocalSymbol(symbol))
 					error_handle(args[2].getTokenIt()->getLocation(), "Redefinition of identifier '" + args[2].getTokenIt()->getString() + "'");
 				return {};
diff --git a/tests/cpp/parser_tests.cpp b/tests/cpp/parser_tests.cpp
index 1ea9c193..43c8959e 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/parser_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp/parser_tests.cpp
@@ -3273,6 +3273,49 @@ rule rule_with_negative_meta
 	EXPECT_EQ(input_text, driver.getParsedFile().getTextFormatted());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ParserTests,
+ForExpressionInOverStringSet) {
+	prepareInput(
+R"(
+rule expression_in_over_string_set
+{
+	condition:
+		for any i in ("abc", "def") : ( i contains "string" )
+}
+)");
+
+	EXPECT_TRUE(driver.parse(input));
+	ASSERT_EQ(1u, driver.getParsedFile().getRules().size());
+
+	const auto& rule = driver.getParsedFile().getRules()[0];
+	EXPECT_EQ(R"(for any i in ("abc", "def") : ( i contains "string" ))", rule->getCondition()->getText());
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(input_text, driver.getParsedFile().getTextFormatted());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ParserTests,
+ForOfWithStringLiteralsForbidden) {
+	prepareInput(
+R"(
+rule for_of_with_string_literals_forbidden
+{
+	condition:
+		for any of ("hash1", "hash2", "hash3") : ( true )
+}
+)");
+
+	try
+	{
+		driver.parse(input);
+		FAIL() << "Parser did not throw an exception.";
+	}
+	catch (const ParserError& err)
+	{
+		EXPECT_EQ(0u, driver.getParsedFile().getRules().size());
+		EXPECT_EQ("Error at 5.15-21: Syntax error: Unexpected \", expected one of string identifier, string wildcard", err.getErrorMessage());
+	}
+}
+
 TEST_F(ParserTests,
 NoneOfThemConditionWorks) {
 	prepareInput(